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    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Ali",
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    "content": "managing of health supplies, coordinating health activities, monitoring of standards and reporting on county health. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, although the Cancer Prevention and Control Act was enacted in 2012 after the promulgation of the Constitution, the Act leans towards centralization of services as regards prevention, treatment and control of cancer. The only function to be performed by counties under this Act is conducting educational and information campaigns on prevention, treatment and control within their respective counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill proposes to re-engineer the provision of services relating to the prevention, treatment and control of cancer by bringing the County Government on board with a view to effectively address the ever worsening burden associated with cancer. To achieve this, the Bill proposes to amend Sections 2, 5, 6, 20 and 21 of the Cancer Prevention and Control Act. The Bill also proposes to insert a new Part 3A to provide specific functions of county governments. Whereas Section 6 of the Act provides for a Board of Trustees responsible for the administration and overall governance of the National Council Institute of Kenya, Section 2 of the Act defines the Board as the Board of management established under Section 6. Clause 2 proposes to amend Section 2 of the Act to redefine the word “both”. Section 4 of the Act establishes the National Council Institute of Kenya. Pursuant to Section 5 of the Act, this institute is responsible for all matters relating to cancer prevention, treatment and control in the country, including advising the Cabinet Secretary, establishment of hospitals, care centers and other institutions to address issues touching on cancer. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, despite the fact that the bulk of healthcare is devolved, the functions of the institute have not been aligned to the functions of the county government. To address this gap, Clause 3 of the Bill proposes to amend Section 5 of this Act, so that the institute advices both the national and county governments, coordinates services provided by the national Government and collaborates with the county governments in all matters related to cancer, including establishing facilities, delivery of services---"
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